Desperately need ideas to keep 1 y.o still @ nappy change time!

[allycat06]

I find giving DS things to hold, other than toys usually does the trick. Most often mundane household objects like spoons, plastic coathangers, envelopes etc. My purse is often a winner too, he likes to take all the cards out and try to put them back in.

[Calluna]

Yea, I've tried giving him coathangers, my phone, bum cream, his shoes, wipes, his nappy, etc. It amuses him for less than a minute then he's off.

[AliBaby]

Heather- we are going through the same thing still. Its a battle that I cant seem to win and is still going at 15mths

I have tried all of the above. Sometimes it works wen I put a pillow folded over under her head and neck so she is kind of propped up. She seems to not mind as much then but its hit and miss.

[deletedit]

For situations of extreme wriggle:

Place child on floor. Sit at feet end of child. Place your feet on their arms.

Change nappy at your leisure!

Haven't had to do this with DD#2 but had to resort to it fairly often with #1. I didn't have someone else handy to help hold her down.

[Ryatha]

we are having the same issues with Fred. MIL has no issues... I asked her how and she said the told Fred in a very firm voice 'no, you must keep still' and she did. So I gave it a go and it worked... for a few days. But if I remind her it does help. Try it?

BTW - just realised that our bubs were born the say day

[Calluna]

Bellabambina- I'll try the pillow.

Rumpledelf- that's what I end up doing most times but he screams and I feel so mean

Ryatha- I'll give it a go, but I doubt it will work, he just looks at me for a second, then continues with what he's doing, whenever I say "no". he's so determined and stubborn! lol

ETA- must have been a good day to be born, one of my baby buddies bub's was born on the same day too.

[deletedit]

Ah, so you're after a *nice* way to do it. Good luck with that ...

I have a stubborn, argumentative child and a highly cooperative one. You get one to do stuff (if she ever does stuff, some things we've been trying to get her to do for years with no luck) by working yourself into a frenzy arguing, and the other just does stuff that you've done once before. Nappy change time for over a year has basically involved her telling us her nappy needs changing Right Now, gets a nappy out of the box, climbs onto the change table and waves her legs in the air. Something DD#1 never did. - catch is if you're too slow DD#2 starts taking the old nappy off and trying to change her bum herself, which gets messy if its poopy ...

So if you've got the stubborn variety, just expect pain until the phase passes or its toilet training time

[Calluna]

Yep, stubborn is right lol. He rarely does anything we ask, everything has to be on his terms.
for nappy changes at best that means you can take the old nappy off but your not putting a clean one on. If I was living in a house that wasn't almost completely carpeted I'd just let him go nudey lol

[Ryatha]

DD2 giving me grief this morning so I just snapped the nappy together and put it on like a pair of nickers. She seemed to think that was quite funny. I'm even thinking about making up some training knickers that are essentially nappies but aren't as adjustable so she thinks I'm putting big girl knickers on...